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B05584 Proclamation, discharging the importing of salt beeff [sic] from Ireland into Scotland. Scotland. Privy Council.; Scotland. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William II) 1695 (1695) Wing S1769; ESTC R233605 982 1

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PROCLAMATION Discharging the Importing of salt Beeff from Ireland into Scotland WILLIAM by the grace of GOD King of great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To Macers of Our Privy Council Messengers at Arms Our Sheriffs in that part conjunctly and severally specially constitute greeting Forasmuch as by divers Laws and Acts of Parliament made by Our Royal Predecessours The Importing and bringing into this Kingdom of any Cattel from the Kingdom of Ireland is Discharged and that by former Proclamations Emitted thereupon the Importing of salt Beeff from the said Kingdom of Ireland to this Our ancient Kingdom by any of Our subjects is likewise Prohibited and Discharged under the Certifications therein mentioned and We being resolved that the saids Laws and Acts of Parliament and Proclamations shall be duely execute and obeyed in time coming Therefore We with advice of the Lords of Our Privy Council do strictly prohibit and Discharge the Importing and bringing into this Kingdom any Irish salt Beeff by whatsomever person or persons after the first day of March next to come unless by Merchants who buyes the same in Ireland to be Exported and does accordingly Export the same to any forraign Countrey out of this Kingdom but no ways to be sold disposed or made use of within the Kingdom of Scotland after the day foresaid and that the saids Merchants who shall buy any Irish salt Beeff to be Exported in manner above-mentioned shall on no ways Liver or put the samine on Shoar at any part within this Kingdom but shall keep the same on Board of their Ship or Vessel water-born until the samine shall be Exported by them in manner foresaid Certifying all such who shall contraveen the Premises or Reset Conceal or make use of any of the salt Beeff so Imported from the Kingdom of Ireland the samine shall not onely be Confiscat but the Importers Resetters Vsers and Concealers thereof shall be otherwise punished as the Lords of Our Privy Council shall judge their transgression to deserve And We with advice foresaid require and Command all Magistrats of Burghs Collectors and Waiters at the several Sea ports within this Kingdom to see the Premises duely observed and exactly put to Execution as they will be answerable Our will is herefore and We charge you strictly aud Command that Incontinent these Our Letters seen ye pass to the Mercat-Cross of Edinburgh and to the remnant Mercat-Crosses of the head Burghs of the several Shires within this Kingdom and there in Our name and authority by open Proclamation make Intimation of the Premises Given under Our Signet at Edinburgh the twenty two day of January and of Our Reign the sixth year 1695. Per Actum Dominorum Secreti Concilii GILB ELIOT Cls. Sti. Concilii GOD save King William Edinburgh Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson Printer to His Most Excellent Majesty Anno DOM 1695.